Yeah. Plenty to worry about before we get anywhere close to that.

[ And the chances of them, all of them, living to see what new world the others might create through defeating the Paintress are... well, they can't be high.

But Maelle will be one of the ones who makes it. He'll do anything to ensure it.

He gives her a look, askance, putting on a show of wariness for her. ]

You don't have any other big questions for me right now, do you? Am I going to have to explain where babies come from?